Stefanie Summers, LCSW
North Carolina · 20 years in practice
Stefanie Summers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and grief.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C010155 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1174796940 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Stefanie
Stefanie Summers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and grief. She offers practical, down-to-earth support for intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and ADHD-related struggles. Stefanie works from a strengths-based perspective and focuses on what will help day to day.
She brings about 20 years of clinical practice to her work, drawing on a mix of approaches to match a person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on concrete steps clients can try between meetings. Stefanie pays attention to patterns that come from early attachment and family history while also teaching skills for managing symptoms now. Her background includes work with people affected by trauma, adoption and foster care histories, caregiver stress, and military-related issues.
That history informs how she listens for underlying hurts and practical barriers to change. She blends evidence-based methods with mindfulness and processing tools aimed at easing painful memories. Stefanie holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and has been licensed as an LCSW since 2008.
She practices in North Carolina and frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s goals guide the work. Her approach is steady and goal-minded, with attention to emotional safety and usable skills. Expect clear conversation, skill building, and attention to relationship patterns.
Stefanie can help people sort through family of origin issues, blended family concerns, abandonment or attachment wounds, and the stress that comes with caregiving or major life transitions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Stefanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stefanie names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment work and CBT translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how those habits show up now; online sessions can help people name those patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and homework that transfer easily to remote sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, helps process traumatic memories and can be adapted for remote work with careful pacing and clear stabilization techniques.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, current struggles, and personal preferences to decide whether attachment exploration, CBT skill work, EMDR processing, or a blend makes the most sense. Clients and the therapist check in regularly and adjust methods based on what is helping.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients share between sessions, track progress, and get brief coaching without needing to schedule extra time. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving routines while still using attachment work, CBT, or EMDR techniques effectively.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Stefanie focus on?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused with short-term strategies and longer-term work on attachment and family patterns.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has about 20 years of civilian and clinical practice experience working with trauma, adoption and foster care histories, military-related issues, and serious mental health challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy with Stefanie?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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